On Wednesday 19 December 2001 09:10 pm, Hoyt Duff wrote: > On Wednesday 19 December 2001 08:42 pm, you wrote: > > And so it goes... the > > problem isn't with the office suites, it's the specialized apps that are > > going to give you troubles. > > Which is why Win4Lin is busy developing its application server Tarantella > that is supposed to deliver any app from any OS to any desktop. All that's > needed is a browser with solid Java support and a good network. If you > could get Java working in Amiga, you could use that for your desktop OS if > you wanted. Hmmm . . . 8) > > Hoyt
Hoyt: I took a look at the Netraverse page. If I read it right, the idea is that this server will connect a bunch of desktops to application servers, where the desktops could be anything from a full blown PC to a glorified terminal. This notion keeps cropping up over the past few years, and I think that it has some merit in a lot of environments. It is one solution to the problem of making specialized applications available, but it does so at the price of requiring the IT staff to know each of the supported operating systems. And wouldn't there would also be a performance hit with all of the translation going on? Now all I need is a version of Java that will run under CP/M, and I can resurrect that antique hiding in the back of the closet. Then all I have to do is find an ADM-3 at the flea market, and I'll be in business. -- Carroll
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